JFE (OTCMKTS:JFEEF) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.10 EPS

JFE (OTCMKTS:JFEEF) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10, Zacks reports. JFE had a return on equity of 2.68% and a net margin of 1.54%.

JFE Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS JFEEF remained flat at $12.20 on Wednesday. 817 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 394. The company has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of 17.60 and a beta of 0.26. JFE has a one year low of $9.45 and a one year high of $15.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $10.32 and its 200 day moving average is $11.78.

About JFE

JFE Holdings, Inc (OTCMKTS: JFEEF) is a Tokyo‐based steel and engineering conglomerate that ranks among the largest industrial groups in Japan. The company operates primarily through two main segments: JFE Steel, which manufactures a broad range of steel products including flat‐rolled steel, long steel products and plates, and JFE Engineering, which provides environmental and resource treatment facilities as well as infrastructure systems. Serving key industries such as automotive, construction, shipbuilding and energy, JFE Holdings combines advanced steelmaking expertise with engineering services to support a wide array of global customers.

Formed in September 2002 through the merger of NKK Corporation and Kawasaki Steel Corporation, JFE Holdings built on a legacy of technical innovation spanning more than a century.